UN Security Council: Greece takes the rotating helm of the UN Security Council on Oct. 1, calling it a “most complex moment” and flagging priorities like freedom of navigation and protecting women and children in armed conflicts. Housing & solidarity: In Madrid, the forcible eviction of 87-year-old Sahrawi MP Tesh Sidi’s fellow tenant “Maricarmen” has sparked a protest encampment of 600+ demanding stronger tenant protections—while Sidi links Spain’s housing debate to Sahrawi rights and colonial responsibility. Sahrawi prisoners: In France, Sahrawi diaspora groups rallied in support of the Gdeim Izik prisoners on open-ended hunger strike since Sept. 23, urging rights protections and transfer closer to families in Western Sahara. Women, culture & film: A new documentary, “My Home of Wind and Sand,” backed by Lightdox, spotlights Sahrawi women’s rights and climate activism through Najla Mohamed Lamin’s story ahead of its Zurich premiere. Occupied Western Sahara: UN refugee chief Barham Salih warned that conditions in Tindouf camps are “intolerable,” urging an end to the decades-long status quo and stressing voluntary choice for the future. Morocco elections in the Sahara: Morocco’s 2026 legislative vote saw higher turnout in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, while PAM won 97 seats and the PJD surged back to lead the opposition. Human rights in Geneva: Sahrawi activist Ghalia Dajimi urged independent human-rights mechanisms for Western Sahara, citing enforced disappearances, torture, and restrictions on expression and assembly.